Handwashing 'could help curb flu pandemic' - Daily Mail 28th November 2007

Thursday, November 29, 2007

Simple measures such as regular handwashing could help curb a flu pandemic, experts said today. Wearing masks and gowns have helped slow the spread of respiratory viruses such as flu and SARS, according to a review of 51 existing studies. The findings, published in the British Medical Journal, came as the Government announced it was doubling its stockpile of antiviral medicines in preparation for any future flu pandemic.

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